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Blossoms
The Blossoms talk relationships, hot sauce and their new album “Foolish Loving Spaces”.
s Barber
The star of Prick Up Your Ears and Dr. Who talks about the Pet Shop Boys cabaret ‘Musik.’
Ben Bailey Smith
The actor, singer and author on his starring role in the new BBC legal drama “The Split”
Tracey Thorn
Geoff Lloyd talks to the singer and author about her second memoir.
Bob Geldof
The music legend talks to 5 Live’s Nihal Arthanayake.
Eleanor Conway
Nihal talks to the comedian about her hilarious, and brutally honest, new show.
Professor Brian Greene
Nihal meets the theoretical physicist to talk about the nature of the universe.
Stacey Dooley
Nihal speaks to Stacey Dooley about her new documentary.
Harlan Coben
Nihal speaks to the author about The Boy From The Woods
Big Narstie
Nihal talks to the grime legend about his new book.
Lynda La Plante
The best-selling author talks to Nihal about her new book, Buried.
MJ Cole
The DJ talks to Nihal about his classical album Madrugada.
Tom Kerridge
The Michelin-starred chef answers listeners’ lockdown cooking questions.
David Haye
The former heavyweight champion on playing in one of the world’s biggest tournaments.
Ricky Gervais
Ricky s Nihal to talk about series 2 of AfterLife. Warning: contains strong language.
Jade Thirlwall
Nihal Arthanayake brings you biggest names in entertainment, culture and the arts.
Shaggy
Nihal talks to the reggae legend about updating one of his greatest albums.
Freya Lewis
Nihal talks to the Manchester Arena bombing survivor about her recovery and fundraising.
Lionel Shriver
The award winning writer talks to Nihal about her new novel.
Gianluca Vialli (from 2020)
The former Juventus striker tells Nihal about the people that inspire him.
Russell Tovey
The Years and Years star on learning to dance, art and “keeping real” in quarantine.
KSI
The pioneering YouTuber on his new album and his next fight with Jake Paul.
The Last Dance
John Amaechi, Matthew Syed, Reece Parkinson and Nihal discuss Michael Jordan’s legacy.
Tori Amos
Tori talks about her book Resistance: A Songwriter’s Story of Hope, Change and Courage.
Jay Blades
The Repair Shop star on living with dyslexia and finding fame restoring furniture.
Aitch
The rapper on his rise to stardom and his ambition to work with Liam Gallagher.
Rutger Bregman
The historian tells Nihal why humanity is less cruel than we’ve been led to believe.
Keisha Buchanan
The former Sugababes member tells Nihal about her experience of racism.
George Alagiah
The BBC newsreader returns to Headliners to talk about his cancer treatment and more.
David Oyelowo
The actor and producer tells Nihal about his new podcast and charity work in Nigeria.
